The Tigrai Agriculture Bureau announced that some places in southern and eastern Tigrai are facing scarcity of rain, adding fear of a potential drought to concerns of some in the region who struggle with food shortages and inflation.

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Alem Biset, head of the bureau's public relations and civil service reform,  told VOA, "Three zones in Tigrai, western, northwestern and central are getting sufficient amount of rain in this summer, but some places in both southern and eastern parts of the region are facing drought risk."

"The bureau and Relief Society of Tigrai is cooperating in transporting feed for cattle from other parts of the region to Southern Tigrai," he said.  The government official cautioned farmers about using their lands to cultivate seeds that can grow very fast in the near months.